The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-06-23
The Bloody Shirt!
THE REBELS BEGIN To WAVE THE
OLD GARMENT
A BLAST FROM Gov. FORAKER WHICH
Has THE RIGHT RING!
WILL GROVER RETURN JEFF DAVIS
PETTICOAT WITH ASSURANCES
OF PLEASURE -?

Had Cleveland known of the storm
of Indignation the dastardly act would
arouse, possibly he would have asked
Dan Lamont to invent some new and
less dangerous insult to the old Union
Soldiers. Regarding this little scheme
of Jeff Davis, Fitz Lee and Grover
Cleveland, Governor Foraker and thir-
teen prominent citizens Of Columbus,
| Ohio, sent the following telegram to
Gen. Boynton, at Washington:
"Get the best legal advice, and if ac-
ton can be maintained have appropri-
ate legal proceedings instituted to en-
join the return of the rebel flags, es-
pecially those captured by Ohio troops.
Ii this outrage must be committed, it
will at least help US to endure it with
greater patience to know that all law
full means have been used to prevent
it. All expenses will be provided"
Dispatches from all directions were
poured into the Governors Office re-
garding the flags in the Ohio State
House. Ia reply to one of these the
Governor expressed himself somewhat
forcibly, aud altogether gloriously, as
follows:
COLUMBUS, O., June Is.
| To E. Carson, Hillsboro, o.:
No rebel flags will be surrendered
| while T am Governor.
J. B. FORAKER.
| Gov. Foraker received the following G
dispa tch, which he forwarded to Pres
ident Cleveland, adding his own pro-
test:
| SPRINGFIELD, O., June Is.
To Governor j. B. Foraker, Columbus, o.:
In behalf Of the thirty-seven thou
sand comrades in this department, we
respectfully ask you to protest en-
phatically to the authorities at Wash
ihgton against the return of the rebel
flags captured by the gallant sons Of
Ohio. D. c. PUTNAM,
Dept. Com
JAS. E. STEWART,
Asst Adjt. Gen'l
IRA W. WALLACE,
| A Q. M. Gen'l
The fight is on. There can be nc
more bowling on the part of the
Democrats about waving the bloody
shirt The old serpent has shown
that he has never ceased to wriggle
| The most outrageous, Infamous, dam.
nable outrage that could be offered tc
Union soldiers and their families, has
been offered with high hand and al
outstretched arm by the tub Of side
meat, by courtesy-or rather by mag.
nanimity-called the President Of the
United States. Again we call atten.
tion to the Confederate scheme: Every
trace of testimony showing up the
murderous and reasonable conspiracy
Of the Democratic traitors of the
| South, is to be removed. The genera
tions Of the South, behold you, are
still taught that the South was not
conquered and suppressed in the COM
mission of crime, but that it was
"overpowered'' in a righteous cause
With the removal Of the tangible
proofs, as far as possible, would cease
the humiliation the Rebel Brig
adiers who are called to Wash
ington suffer by these historic
reminders that the South was
thrashed into laying down its arms
The Administration seeks to please its
rebel masters in all things, and there
is nothing in the North too sacred for
Grover Cleveland to seize upon at the
dictation of such Southern wind -bloats
as Fitz Lee. Boys, this is but step.
| Wipe out the distinction between the
army in the matter of flags; call both
armies merely the volunteers Of the
different States; treat them upon an
equal footing in other matters-and
how far are you away from pension
ing the rebel soldiers or suppressing
the pensions Of Union soldiers? Those
who have watched the course of events
IAN easily read the Confederate pro-
gram. Grover Cleveland is the sec
ond Jim Buchanan About the only
aDnreciahle difference batWen them is